Normally, you’d run Microsoft’s PC Health Check Tool to see if your computer can handle Windows 11, but that tool is designed for Windows 10 and won’t work in Windows 8.1.

It only took Microsoft more than eight years to end the offer initially planned to run for just 12 months. A Microsoft spokesperson confirmed to The Verge that old Windows 7 and 8/8.1 keys are now ...

Are you still running Windows 8.1? Microsoft ended extended support for that version back on January 10, 2023. That means those of you stuck with the old operating system have been out of the loop ...